Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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vv fr. Ele gif' -7 EAI' OH f . . at S 7- a ' be Carol McClellan, nevvly elected school board president, praises the work ot Mr. Matthys to the assembled student body at the fountain dedication. Gesturing to emphasize a point, M. K. Hage discusses an issue. School superintendent Jack Davidson enters the debate. Davidson received a renewed contract in '76, Carol McClellan, Will Davis and DeCourcy Kelly present a diploma to Fred Matthys, making him the first honor- ary graduate of Lanier High School upon his retirement. aisd 129 uf'

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ure, the issues were there, but it was an election year. The AISD school board trustees made no harsh decisions. One major concern was the promotion ol a new currict ulum, the Quarter System. lt confused the public. Students and parents had to choose fron a large variety of courses with new names. A doctor called me anc asked which biology courses his son should take, said Carc McClellan, school board president elect. When making out course schedules the previous spring, teacher: advised students which courses to take according to career ant education plans after graduation, The public also feared the quarter system deprived students c academic basics, such as reading and mathematics. lvls. McClellan said, Getting back to basics is important, bu the utilization ol those skills is what really counts. The board planned to institute a back to basics quality ii teaching the following fall. The city's growth projected necessary changes in the accommo dations for 58,41 5 students. The board set plans to build a TMR facility adjacent to Nelsoi field. The program accommodated ten percent of the district's tote enrollment, ages 13-21, needing special education. Like any other year, boundaries needed changing. McCallum', interlocked district expanded, transferring in students from Andel son. 1 With an expected 3000 plus enrollment for the fall, Crockett' bulging seams needed letting out. The long expected fantasy wa made realistic. Austin had expanded in just about every direction. The onl place left for growth is to the southwest. Austin city limits cover 96 square miles. But its school district is the 48th largest in the US covering 270 square miles, said Ms. McClellan. The close of another school year drew near, when the lon, awaited bombshell fell into the lap of the newly elected presiden Carol McClellan. , The lilth district circuit court denounced the board's desegf regation plan. By a narrow margin vote, the board decided to appeal the Court! decision. But the trustees immediately went to work on a possibl desegration plan for implementation in the fall of '77, .I :vs-M l 'nr ., V' l Will Davis, past board president, responds to a ques- tion.

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Matters comelup every day that require conference between a principal anc one of his Vice-Principals. Here Mr. Matthys and Mr. Elliot discuss a problen' in Mr. Elliot's office. fi- -. .-,. an 27 : af. if? fl . nder the quarter system, Dr. Phillips still put together stu dents' schedules and assigned teachers their work loads Taking care to see that we received our report cards or time was still done in the same manner. But it was done three time: during the year instead of twice. No sooner did we begin oni quarter than we had to start working on the next, he said. For Mr. Elliot, books were still lost and books still had to be issued. But many of them were new materials for theinass of nev courses. i'We don't have enough books for everyone with the quar ter system, but we are making it, he said. He spent many hour: preparing, taping meetings to play back to the teachers so thei would understand the system better. When 2300 students from all different parts of town got together it made it pretty hard for Deans Shiflet, Brougher and Jackson tr keep up with them all, especially when many of us were experts a beating the system. But you didn't have to be a detective to knov that a girI's father was not on the phone when you had learner earlier he was out of town on a fishing trip. Mr. Shiflet didn't nee: Sherlock Holmes to spot forged permits with incorrect dates ani mispelled signatures. When you were sick and needed to go home, or missed the bus they could write the necessary permit. Or when that guy was pick ing a fight, and you didn't want the hassle, they could prevent thi trouble. lt was their job. Dr. Phillips checks over next year's class loadlfor the teachers. Dr. Phillip handled the problems of quarter system scheduling. Bottom left: Ftaffling oft Lanier artwork, Mrs. Brougher draws the winninl ticket in front of the office. Bottom right: In her first year as a dean of ninth graders, Mrs. Jackson learn how to talk to a parent on the phone and students in her office at the sam time.